Hydraulic Excavator Rental for Lock and Dams 52 and 53 on the Ohio River.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The contractor shall provide one (1) hydraulic excavator for use by the Army Corps of Engineers at Lock and Dam 52 and Lock and Dam 53 on the Ohio River. The contractor shall bid and supply trucking to initially deliver the excavator and to pick up the excavator when the contract is complete. The excavator shall be supplied without operator.

The solicitation has an approximate issue date of 21 May 2015. The solicitation will be available on the web only. The quote due date is approximately 4 June 2015 at 10:00 AM local time. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments will be available from the FBO website by download only. Downloads are available only through the FBO website. The web address for the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) site is http://acquisition.army.mil/default.htm. Prior to submission of proposals all contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. To register or update information go to http://www.sam.gov. Faxed quotes will be accepted. Questions may be addressed to aaron.l.sanford@usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as the advance notice.